Any of you notice we aren't hearing much from Nintendo regarding what's in the works for the WiiU?

Well, I have a theory. The PS4 and 720 are in the works, and I think Nintendo wants to make sure they secure the new market they're going after: the core.

"Where's Zelda?", you ask, "Where's Metroid?". Well, I firmly believe that these are in the works just as much as the next Mario, and Nintendo are being very secretive about them so as to take the market by surprise.

I know, I know, SS came out in Nov 2011, but a man can dream, right? :)

E3. You'll find your answers there.

I'm pretty sure Nintendo has ace's up their sleeves and they have the money to make it happen unlike Sony. The Wii U will be a sucess. They will make sure it is, just like they did with the 3DS.

With that said, they should be more open with their plans so people can feel more hyped and motivated to buy the system.

Why did you have to bring up Sony. What did we do to you ?

I'm hoping for the same actuality :P

Err... because they are in the same situation (actually worse) with the Vita and they cant do anything about it?

Mark my words the Vita will be discontinued next year if the PS4 doesn't do well.

It's obvious that Nintendo is holding its cards close to its proverbial chest. The fact that we don't have a clue what Nintendo might be releasing for this coming holiday season demonstrates this. And I don't think anyone thinks that Nintendo doesn't have a very good reason for staying quiet.

That said, I disagree with all the people who keep saying "Nintendo is now aiming for the core gamer with the Wii U". Their approach hasn't changed. What has changed is their efforts to get third-parties onto the system - they're putting far more effort into it than in previous generations. Nintendo seems to be taking the approach of "We'll keep releasing the same sort of variety that we've always done, but bring in third parties to fill in the gaps that we usually have trouble with".

Which isn't to say that Nintendo isn't making games for the core. They made games for the core on the Wii, too. The split is right about the same as it was back then, too, if not slightly in favour of the more pick-up-and-play titles with the Wii U.

They pushed back the release of a bunch of titles recently. I wouldn't get my hopes up.

I think Nintendo got afraid to hype the games in advance - like they did with 3DS (Luigi`s Mansion, Kid Icarus, for example).
In 2007, Nintendo released some big games for Wii: Mario Party 8, Wii Fit, Super Mario Galaxy, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Super Paper Mario, Mario Strikers Charged and Metroid Prime 3.

So far, the biggest titles are Pikmin 3 and Lego City. Here`s hoping the next Nintendo Direct announces some big titles like Splinter Cell and GTA V.

Let`s see what Nintendo has in store for this year. But given it will have to compete with one or two new consoles, it will need some big titles.